Law Enforcement Take Down Three Bulletproof VPN Providers
Law enforcement agencies from the US, Germany, France, Switzerland, and the Netherlands have seized this week the web domains and server infrastructure of three VPN services that provided a safe haven for cybercriminals to attack their victims. From.....»»
A big question for tech companies post-Roe: How to respond to law enforcement requests for data?
In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, privacy advocates have expressed renewed concerns about how tech platforms may handle requests from law enforcement for user data in states that outlaw abortion. But whether tech co.....»»
New report outlines how civil aviation could navigate post-pandemic funding
The global pandemic has exposed some structural flaws in the funding models for air navigation service providers (ANSP), a critical component in the safety of the civil aviation industry, according to a new international study involving Western profe.....»»
Harvatek, Bright LED conservative about 3Q22
LED packaging service providers Harvatek and Bright LED are conservative about third-quarter 2022 business as clients are expected to clear inventories and decrease orders, and inflation has been indirectly impacting demand for LED devices......»»
Primary Care Providers Can Help Safeguard Abortion
As abortion access becomes more limited in the U.S., primary care providers can and should provide these services to people who need them -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
RCS Lab’s iPhone hacks used by law enforcement agencies in Europe; Apple has patched
iPhone hacks developed by Italian company RCS Lab have been used by law enforcement agencies in Europe, according to a new Google report. The hacking tool used a variety of exploits to allow the firm’s customers to spy on private messages, contact.....»»
Global economic downturn stoking demand for cloud services
The ongoing global economic downturn is helpful to business improvements at providers of cloud services, mainly because enterprises will cut expenses on ground-end hardware installations and instead focus more on subscribing to public cloud services,.....»»
SpaceX says 5G expansion would make Starlink "unusable" for most Americans
SpaceX, Dish Network and other 5G providers are locked in a heated battle over radio frequencies, which SpaceX says it needs for its orbital internet service, Starlink, and which Dish says it needs for its own customers......»»
Brave Search Passes 2.5 Billion Queries in Its First Year
Brave blog: One year ago, we launched Brave Search to give everyone online a real choice over Big Tech: a privacy-protecting, unbiased alternative to Google and Bing, and a truly independent alternative to providers -- such as DuckDuckGo or Startpage.....»»
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act requires Apple to prove that it doesn’t use forced labor
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act came into force in the US yesterday, with Apple having failed in some of its earlier lobbying attempts around the law. (Technically, the law came into effect in December of last year, but enforcement began yest.....»»
Stolen Goods Sold on Amazon, eBay and Facebook Are Causing Havoc for Major Retailers
Over the past year, large-scale robberies have swept through stores like Louis Vuitton in San Francisco's Union Square and a nearby Nordstrom, which was robbed by 80 people. Law enforcement and retailers have warned the public that this isn't traditi.....»»
State Securities Regulators Investigating Celsius Accounts Freeze
State securities regulators in Alabama, Kentucky, New Jersey, Texas and Washington are investigating crypto lender Celsius Network's decision this week to suspend customer redemptions, Joseph Rotunda, enforcement director at the Texas State Securitie.....»»
Europe Cracks Down on Data Cap Exemptions in Update To Net Neutrality Rules
European telecom regulator BEREC has updated its net neutrality guidelines to include a strict ban on zero-rating practices that exempt specific apps or categories of apps from data caps imposed by Internet service providers. From a report: The docum.....»»
VPN Firms Are Removing Servers in India To Avoid Customers Data Sharing Rule
NordVPN, one of the most popular VPN providers, is the latest to confirm that it will be removing its servers in India ahead of the nation enacting new strict guidelines later this month. From a report: The Lithuania-based firm, which counts General.....»»
Sanctuary practices lower counties" crime rates, study finds
Counties that don't cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)—also known as "sanctuary counties"—have seen their crime rates decrease after implementing sanctuary policies, according to a new study from a researcher at The Universi.....»»
Online data, medical records could be used to put women in jail under new abortion laws
If the Supreme Court rules to overturn Roe v. Wade this month, lawmakers and law enforcement may have varied means to go after women and health care providers who participate in abortions in large part because of technology that didn't exist before t.....»»
Is Oracle"s Database Dominance Being Eroded by Cloud-First Rivals?
Shutterfly recently moved its photo libraries to Amazon's cloud division — and became one of the companies that stopped using Oracle for it database management, Bloomberg reports: Businesses are opting to align with newer providers such as Mon.....»»
The World Economic Forum wants to draw a global map of cybercrime
Who is who in the cyber underworld will help law enforcement, WEF says......»»
Best Free File Hosting Providers to Try Right Now
File hosting is slowly becoming a necessity in today’s world. Having a place to keep your valuable files is important and being able to access them anywhere and anytime you need is amazing. These services, however, may be too expensive and even.....»»
FBI busts online black market selling millions of stolen Social Security numbers
US law enforcement officials have shut down a series of websites making $19 million in revenue by selling stolen data. The black market data the websites trafficked in included crucial personal information like stolen Social Security numbers and birt.....»»
Wickr, Amazon"s Encrypted Chat App, Has a Child Sex Abuse Problem
Wickr Me, an encrypted messaging app owned by Amazon Web Services, has become a go-to destination for people to exchange images of child sexual abuse, according to court documents, online communities, law enforcement and anti-exploitation activists......»»